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An engrossing report.Booklist Vividly captures the challenges and privations [Dr. Linenger] endured both before and during his flight.Library Journal One of the most gripping space survival stories of the 20th century is now available in paperback. Few episodes in mans exploration of space can compare to Off the PlanetDr. Jerry Linengers dramatic account of space exploration turned survival mission during his 132 days aboard the decaying and unstable Russian space station Mir. Not since Apollo 13 has an American astronaut faced so many catastrophic malfunctions and life-threatening emergencies in one mission. In his remarkable narrative, Linenger chronicles power outages that left the crew in complete darkness, tumbling out of control; chemical leaks and near collisions that threatened to rupture Mirs hull; and most terrifying of alla raging fire that almost destroyed the space station and the lives of its entire crew.
